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Merry Christmas! The Aviation Museum and Library is closed today to observe the Christmas holiday and will re-open tomorrow, Tuesday, December 26 at 10am. All other exhibitions around the airport are available to view. https://www.sfomuseum.org/exhibitions holiday greeting card: Pan American Airways; c. 1940 Gift of the Captain John B. Russell Family 2012.149.1023
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